The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-02-23

-. IL. w HISOn go IIlS week 10 southern
Pines, n g., to settle the sash and blind
shop business between j. w. Bliss and j. T.
Wilson. - Fay S. Sargent arrived last
Saturday. He has lately resigned his posi-
ton as teller in the Second National Bank
Nashua, n. H., to accept situation in a
lief Corps had an entertainment Tuesday
evening, February %, called Sally Wash
ington kettle-drum." The proceeds go
toward furnishing a room in the Soldiers
Home at Bennington. - The Grand
Division of the Sons of Temperance hold
their annual session with Rescue Division
of this town this week Wednesday and
Thursday. Public meetings will be held in
the evening of each day. Free return checks
are given to members from abroad. -
w. f. Osborne has gone to Springfield,
Mass, where he has a position as reporter
on the Springfield Republican.
Braintree.
c. j. BASS is visiting friends in Warren
and vicinity. = George Waterman of
Roxbury is visiting his mother Mrs. APP
pollas Sharpe. - Thomas Smith has
bought the farm in Randolph known as the
kellogg place" 80 Mrs. l.. X. Fisher
is on the sick list. - Lydia Wakefield,
a town charge, died last week Tuesday.
The funeral was held Thursday. -
Eunice Burnham is quite sick at the home
of her niece Mrs. III. b. Howard.
CnelSed.
b. f. DICKINSON died on Sunday, the 18th
instant, after a long illness. For many
years in business here, and later deputy
sheriff and jailer, he was well known
throughout this section. The funeral serv-
ices were held on Wednesday at his late
residence, Rev. Mr.. Herrick officiating.
- Flora Ring died at the home of her
step-father, Truman S. Judd, on Tuesday
of last week, and the funeral services were
held on Thursday, Rev. j. ID. Cross of YER
shire officiating. DIR. Nathan G.. Hale
of Windsor has been in town for week
past. 80 George A. Skinner and b. Will
bur Smith are visiting their relatives here.
- Frank Thorne arrived Saturday night
from Boston. - Mrs. G.. f. Godfrey is
very ill, with slight prospect of recovery, it
is feared. 60 William Peters is in falling
health The school in No. II Hattie f.
Stevens, teacher) closed on Friday with
public exercises The winter term of Chel-
sea Academy closed on Wednesday of last
week for a two weeks vacation. - The
Sons of Veterans will bring out a drama
entitled Comrades " on Wednesday and
Thursday evenings of next week, the local
dramatic talent being assisted by Captain
H. Def. Young of New York. On the first
evening the entertainment will conclude
with farce entitled Blanks and Prizes,
and on the second evening by the presenta-
ton of flag to the Camp by Miss S.
Ada Hall
| COT1nLn.
Mr.. w. r. BLISS is authorized to receive
! subscriptions and make collections for the
WATCHMAN in this vicinity
East Corinth.
G. S. CoNANT of st. Johnsbury was in
! town over Sunday. - There was sing
! ing-school in schoo-house hall Saturday
and Monday evenings. - A lyceum was
held in the Robe district last week Tuesday
evening and one in school-house hall
! Wednesday evening.
Orange.
LAST Saturday evening Edgar Curtis lief
his team under the shed at the store at the
Corner, and when he went after it he founC
that a valuable robe was missing. Jerom,
| Roberts had been seen about the sleigh dur
ing the evening, and upon being questioned
owned up that he had taken the robe ant
hid itin a sack. Upon further questioning b,
NJ. b. Curtis he admitted that he had stolei
two other robes this winter and had takel
them to one Loren Magoon's for secretion
Search was made, when it TRANSFERRED tina
one had been sold to man in Groton ant
the other TO a gentleman in Corinth. -
Miss Florence f.. Powers closed very sue
cessful term of school in district No. / las
Friday. Mr. A. l.. Noyes also closed hi
school in district No 10 the same day. III
is soon to change his occupation to that of
farmer. He has hired out to Mr.. Franci
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H. ID. Camp was sick with bad cold las
week, but is recovering.
East Randolph.
Mrs. SMITH MORRILL, is very low with con
sumption. Alvin Hovey of Brookfiel,
East Hill has bought the Sanborn place i
this village, paying 500 therefor. -
Mr.. Thomas Sanders has been here an,
taken away his brood mares which hav
been kept in this vicinity the past fey
years. - Mrs. Emily Cone, mother {
the Cone Brothers. tanners at the Mort
Village, died last Friday, after weeks il
ness of pneumonia. The funeral occurre
Monday at the house, Rev. S. a. Parke
officiating.
North Thetford.
WILLARD JAQUIrH, former resident O
this place, but late of Concord, n. H., ha
come back to live with his son, a. w
Jaquith. A. b. Howe, clerk for SheI
ard & Norwell of Boston, is home for
short visit. - Progressive euchre an
whist parties are very popular here thi
, winter among the young people. - MI
, Shepard and family are going to leave tn
Lambert Hosford place, where they hav
!, been living the past four years, and retur
! to Monroe. n. III. - Hattie Porter
home for a few weeks.
Tunbridge.
THE finishing card at the factory wa
badly damaged Saturday and the employt
have had short vacation. - Coz
; Howe was reported TO be little better SUI
day Fred Noyes' little child was a lit
better the same day. - The Gran
Army concert last week was, financial
! and in all other ways, a success. -
l Cyrus Smith and family of Washingto
have been visiting at DR.. E. j. Fish's. 80
Eddie Cushman is said to be little bette
- Some boys last week induced Jam,
q A. Whitney's little son to use son
y powdered hellebore for snuff, and he Wa
; thereby made very ill. - A young fe
u low named Adams, who has been at wor
= for Gay Brothers, became intoxicated la
'. week and Saturday evening assaulted Dav
Blanchard, but Mr.. Blanchard gave him
u good threshing and Adams left for ne
u boarding-plac - Homer Riggs, pc
sion examiner, and Charles III. Heath, ESQ
were here last Friday taking atfidavits to
If used in Harriet l.. Gleason's pension case
l. West Fairlee.
i The winter term of school closed SatI
a day. Ed. Southworth and Miss Cox we
W the teachers. The school has been taug
h for several terms by them, and shows go
=" results. The school is large, and used to
Al very disorderly and difficult to manage, b
N under Mr.. Southworths strict discipline
has become almost model school. All
Farnham and May Russ won prizes for
marks in spelling in the first class. Iii
o Morrison, Ella Burr and Eta Haven to
T. the prizes in the second class and Edo
l. Whitney in the third.
"a WilliamstOwn.
10 JAMES p. BASS, writing recently fro